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###&*=«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«=*&###
##&*=«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«=*&##
###&*=«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«=*&###
####&*=«,¨                                          ¨,«=*&####
###&*=«,¨¨          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         ¨¨,«=*&###
##&*=«,¨¨¨      ¨  ¨«««    « «#« «    «««¨  ¨       ¨¨¨,«=*&##
###&*=«,¨¨          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         ¨¨,«=*&###
####&*=«,¨                                          ¨,«=*&####
###&*=«,¨¨ a secret roundabout: in what used to be  ¨¨,«=*&###
##&*=«,¨¨¨  brazil or china. fenced in, secluded by ¨¨¨,«=*&##
###&*=«,¨¨  special plants growing unusually tall.  ¨¨,«=*&###
####&*=«,¨    spelled in by purposeful symmetry,    ¨,«=*&####
###&*=«,¨¨     roads like symbols, aligned with     ¨¨,«=*&###
##&*=«,¨¨¨  ley lines. dialed in with well-rounded  ¨¨¨,«=*&##
###&*=«,¨¨             gps coordinates.             ¨¨,«=*&###
####&*=«,¨                                          ¨,«=*&####
###&*=«,¨¨               ¨¨¨ , = , ¨¨¨              ¨¨,«=*&###
##&*=«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«=*&##
###&*=«,¨¨    a dangerous game: the roundabout is   ¨¨,«=*&###
####&*=«,¨   important to some large constellation  ¨,«=*&####
###&*=«,¨¨       of intents and bureaucracies.      ¨¨,«=*&###
##&*=«,¨¨¨ governments and companies are creatures  ¨¨¨,«=*&##
###&*=«,¨¨     in a way. yet people sneak small     ¨¨,«=*&###
####&*=«,¨   between their claws, and hide in the   ¨,«=*&####
###&*=«,¨¨     roadside bushes. they wait there.    ¨¨,«=*&###
##&*=«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«=*&##
###&*=«,¨¨   vehicles approach; the game is on -    ¨¨,«=*&###
####&*=«,¨    quickly the people assemble in well   ¨,«=*&####
###&*=«,¨¨ practiced geometries. their bodies make  ¨¨,«=*&###
##&*=«,¨¨¨  counter-spells on the asphalt. traffic  ¨¨¨,«=*&##
###&*=«,¨¨   is instantly diverted, flows in sick   ¨¨,«=*&###
####&*=«,¨  ways, like dogs let loose. symmetry is  ¨,«=*&####
###&*=«,¨¨                   lost.                  ¨¨,«=*&###
##&*=«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«=*&##
###&*=«,¨¨  cars are ejected into the greens. ships ¨¨,«=*&###
####&*=«,¨     collide. there are many kinds of     ¨,«=*&####
###&*=«,¨¨      casualties, on both sides. the      ¨¨,«=*&###
##&*=«,¨¨¨    spellmakers will not come home. it    ¨¨¨,«=*&##
###&*=«,¨¨   sickens me, this physical reality of   ¨¨,«=*&###
####&*=«,¨  it, but the cause is just. i sneak back ¨,«=*&####
###&*=«,¨¨      over the fense, heading south.      ¨¨,«=*&###
##&*=«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«=*&##
###&*=«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«=*&###
####&*=«,¨                                          ¨,«=*&####
###&*=«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«=*&###
##&*=«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«=*&##